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Romford Market in 1969.

New boards show Romford Market through the ages

Visitors to Romford Market can catch a glimpse through time with new boards showing the market and shopping hall through the ages.

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Seven-year-old Akvile Babkauskaite with her mother Gitana Babkauskiene

Havering police tell lost Harold Wood seven-year-old Akvile Babkauskaite to get on a bus

A pair of good Samaritans in Collier Row spent four hours helping a lost little girl and her non-English-speaking grandfather find their way home – after police suggested they “put them on a bus”.

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Lawrence Webb- UK Independence Party

Poll analysis shows that Havering is looking to the right

»A detailed breakdown of how Havering voted in the London Assembly elections was released this week – and it is good reading for the Conservaties and UKIP but terrible news for the Lib Dems.

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Pc Mark Edwards is on the Olympic Torch security team

London 2012: Havering police officer on Olympic Torch security team

A Havering police officer is among the special team of police officers protecting the Olympic Flame during the torch relay.

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A team of police officers will accompany the Olympic Torch relay, protecting the Flame and the torchbearers

London 2012: Olympic Torch to be guarded by Met Police team

Torchbearers will be protected by a special team of police officers while they are carrying the Olympic Torch.

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The scene of the stabbing.

Shoppers and schoolchildren witness stabbing in Romford town centre

A teenager was stabbed in broad daylight near Romford train station on Wednesday.

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Collier Row parent tells of terrifying claw hammer attack in playground

»A horrified dad thought he was “going to die” after a playground tiff with another parent turned into a terrifying hammer attack.

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Cllr Barbara Matthews (RA, Hacton) says that she is pleased that Bellway Homes made the decision to change the name of their new development after she received complaints from residents about the issue

Developers change name of housing development after concerns about link to notorious Hornchurch children’s home

The company behind a new housing development in Hornchurch have been forced to change its name after complaints from angry residents.

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Ivan Corea, Andrew Rosindell and Anne Myatt at this year's Autism Sunday service

Havering’s first club for young adults with autism to be launched

A charity wants to set up a club for adults with autism to help address the lack of facilities for young people wth disabilities in Havering.

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Drapers' headteacher Matthew Slater

Havering head battles to improve language at school

‘They was’ or ‘they were’ - what do you say, and does it matter?

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An engine being serviced. Posed by model. Credit: Ian Nicholson/PA Wire/Press Association Images

RM postcode has highest the highest MoT pass rate in Britain

The RM postcode area has the highest pass rate for MOT’s in the country, figures compiled by a website show.

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£1000 to spend online at Amazon

There’s really nothing you can’t buy. From TV’s and toys to books and Blu-ray players, they have it all.

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The Hell on Wheels Wild West carriage / London black cab

Video and pictures: Hell on Wheels - Wild West horse and carriage becomes London black cab

Commuters and tourists were treated to an alternative take on a taxi, as a 19th century Wild West horse and carriage was merged with a London black cab.

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